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| Breed: | Dog > German Shepherd |
| Breeder: | tim hunter |
| Location: | Kannapolis, NC |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, Sep 16,2009 |
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This is a repeat breeding from our Martin and Asta litter. Simply put, if you want a super high drive dog with great nerves then you need one form this litter. Visit our web site to see the parents. You can also see some of their last litters puppies and how they are turning out. Their last litter produced some of the best quality Malinois I have seen. There were several sold for family dogs that are proving to be super loyal and very obedient. We sold several to Police Officers raising them from a puppy for police work. I have been advised by those officers they are nothing but impressed with the drives and temperaments of the pups. And of course we kept 4 from this litter and they are already putting many adults to shame. Martin is a super powerful male that weighs in at 92 lbs and as quick and strong as anything you will find. He is a rare dog that you look for all your life. He was matched with Asta from overseas to develop the next line of super dogs. This litter will not be registered. If you are wanting a great protection dog or a super high working dog then this litter is for you. The litter is due June 12th 2009.
The German Shepherd Dog is a large, strong, handsome-looking dog, looking a lot like a wolf. The fur is a double-coat and can be either short or long haired. It varies in color, coming in many different shades, mostly cream (tan) and brown, but also solid black or white. Dogs with coats that have tricolored hair (black and white with either brown or red) are called sable or agouti. Different kennel clubs have different standards for the breed according to size, weight, coat color, and structure.
Some groups or breeders have focused on variants or mutations of the breed that are not recognized by most kennel clubs as acceptable show GSDs but that might eventually become breeds on their own.
A white (or very light), but not albino, version of the German Shepherd has also always occurred, but was designated a disqualifying fault in the AKC in the late 1960s. The white coat is considered a fault by International (FCI) Fédération Cynologique Internationale breed standards in most parts of the world.
The white coat, however, does not prevent the white-coated German Shepherd Dog from being registered in the AKC as a German Shepherd Dog. White Shepherds hold champion titles in the UKC (United Kennel Club). Now, some breeders selectively breed White Shepherds for their beautiful snowy white coats and physical stature, striving for a Shepherd that closely resembles the original dog; less angular than today's German Shepherd breed. See the WGSDCA or American White Shepherd Association for more detail. However, the white German Shepherd has been recognised by some organisations under the name Berger Blanc Suisse (or White Shepherd Dog).
The so-called "long-haired German Shepherd" is considered a "fault" in the German Shepherd Dog breed according to American Kennel Club standards as well as the International (FCI) breed standard. The long hair gene is recessive. Dogs with this coat look somewhat like the Tervueren type of Belgian Shepherd Dog. An example with pictures can be found here. Popular myth holds that long-haired GSDs ("fuzzies") are more affectionate, but there is little evidence for this. Long coats usually have no or little undercoat, thus they can be rather sensitive to extreme weather.
Giant shepherd
Some organizations recognize a deliberately bred, larger variation of the breed as the Shiloh Shepherd Dog or King Shepherd.
